Geography & Environment (BA) at Trinity Western University

Programme overview

The Geography and Environment programme examines climate change, species extinction, habitat fragmentation, urbanization, poverty and development. It draws on the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities and the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, and students work with TWU's GIS lab and with nearby freshwater, mountain, saltwater, island, urban, rural and agricultural field settings. The degree is offered as a Bachelor of Arts, with minor and concentration options.

Faculty: Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences | Department: Geography and Environment (GENV) | Location: Langley, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Courses include GENV 109 Introduction to Physical Geology, GENV 111 Human Geography & Global Change, GENV 121 Introduction to Earth Systems Science, GENV 131 Global Environment Issues, GENV 182 Digital Earth and BIOL 281 General Ecology.

Career pathways

Careers include atmospheric data technician, city planner, climatologist or meteorologist, environmental consultant, ecologist, environmental lawyer, environmental scientist, field technician, GIS specialist, land surveyor, policy analyst, resource management specialist and spatial data analyst.

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Application information

Entry requirements

TWU undergraduate admission (British Columbia high school applicants): high school graduation with a university preparatory program and a 70% average in English 12 (English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12) plus three additional Grade 12 academic courses (English, science, language, math or social studies; physical and health education, career education, applied design/skills/technology and religious studies do not count). Applicants to science or engineering-related studies are advised to take at least one Grade 12 math and one Grade 12 science course. Other Canadian provinces have equivalent 70% English-plus-three-academic-courses requirements. International applicants: General Certificate of Education with five subjects (two at Advanced level) or International Baccalaureate with at least two higher-level subjects; English proficiency such as IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each band, PTE Academic 65 overall with 60 in each band, or Duolingo 120 overall (minimum 110 Writing and Reading, 95 Speaking and Listening).

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall semester: first day of classes September 9, 2026. Spring semester: first day of classes January 5, 2027. Summer session begins April 26, 2027.

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